Miami Heat Player Ruled Out For Personal Reasons Against Cavs

On Sunday evening, the Miami Heat will play the Cleveland Cavaliers (in Ohio) for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

For the game, the Heat will remain without one of their key veterans, as Kevin Love has been ruled out due to personal reasons.

Via Evan Dammarell of Right Down Euclid: “Kevin Love will not be in Cleveland when the Heat take on the #Cavs due to personal reasons.

Everyone for Cleveland is available.”

Love finished the regular season with averages of 5.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists per contest while shooting 35.7% from the field and 35.8% from the three-point range in 23 games.

The Heat finished the regular season as the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference with a 37-45 record.

They beat the Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks in the play-in tournament.

Via The NBA: “Miami fought through two Play-In victories to secure the 8 seed.
Cleveland aims to build on last year’s East Semis run.